16. Jenna Ortega
As a child, Jenna Ortega performed makeshift “autopsies” on dead animals like lizards she found in her backyard, driven by curiosity about death and biology.
She shared the macabre habit in interviews, noting it fueled her interest in darker roles. This eerie childhood fact stayed private — paparazzi only saw the poised young star, not the girl dissecting backyard finds.